CVE-2000-0545 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux sy)
Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0545 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-08-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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